Ski Safari Blog

Deep in the Okanagan, where you’ll find Canada’s driest snow, Sun Peaks is a fantastic all-round ski holiday destination. Designed like Whistler with convenience in mind, the terrain is diverse, making it an excellent choice whatever your ability and whoever you’re skiing with. Many of us have...

In January, Ben, Hannah, Maggie and I visited two Scandinavian resorts just an hour apart. Stöten in Sweden only joined our programme last winter while Trysil in Norway has been one of our most popular Scandinavian resorts for many years. So how do they compare? Journey Time Both resorts are...

In early March 2018, I travelled to Canada to test the best of winter in Banff and Jasper national parks on an Alberta Rockies Ski Safari . Both on and off the slopes, I found a lot of fun things to try. On the Slopes Fresh Tracks at Sunshine Mountain Lodge Ski Sunshine Village before everyone else...

Alaska, or AK as it’s more commonly known, should be on every adventurous skier and snowboarder’s bucket list. Here's why you should make it your destination for 2019 based on my boundary-pushing visit to Alyeska Resort in 2015. Video of Into the Wild: Alaska Heli-skiing A Is for Alaska . Just...

After another epic winter, we want to make sure Fernie is at the top of the list for any fans of steep and deep for 2018/19. The reasons to visit are plentiful, but here are the three that keep us coming back... 1. Powder, Lots of It With 1,190 cm of snowfall falling last winter on Fernie's five...

This Easter, I revisited Stöten to live and ski as a family, just like the Swedes do, and find out why April is their favourite time to ski. Share an apartment with your friends We were two families of four and took one of the three bedroom slopeside Pistbyn Apartments . They are designed perfectly...

In February this year, myself, Andrea and Victoria were delighted to travel to Hakuba, Shiga Kogen, Nozawa Onsen and Myoko on the mainland, before Andrea made the short hop north for another powder hit in Furano. Our trip followed on from last year’s to the Hokkaido resorts of Niseko, Rusutsu and...

Back in March 2017, six of our team headed to Japan to experience first-hand the outstanding skiing and unique culture. We were based in Niseko but also skied the nearby resorts of Kiroro and Rusutsu before rounding the trip off with 24 hours in Tokyo. Myself, Andy, Hannah and Matt had never...

With more of our customers visiting Japan than ever before this season, we made sure to visit every resort we offer ourselves to track down the best accommodation options to add to our programme for 2018/19 - from family-run ryokans to luxury new hotels. We've added ten new accommodation options...

Last winter, after a few days skiing in Hokkaido , five of the Ski Safari team tried to see as many of Tokyo's sights as possible in 24 hours. We always recommend a day in Tokyo either side of a Japan ski holiday as it's such a fascinating city. The idea of exploring the largest metropolitan area...